Hansel and Gretel | Dollmaking Series | Part 2. Making the Heads

Part 2 of my Dollmaking Series to create a set of dolls, inspired by Hansel and Gretel. In this video we create the doll’s head using wool, stockinette, needle and thread. It’s important that we create the dolls’ inner heads with a very, very firm consistency and when we add the soft layer of wool on top, that allows us to sculpt them in a more human shape as well as give us enough wool to create a sturdy spine for our dolls. This set is based and inspired on a previous set of dolls I created in late 2012. In the next video I will show you how I cover these little dolls in skin fabric and how to embroider their sweet eyes. Stay tuned subscribe (and allow notifications) if you don’t want to miss the next installment in this series. Time stamps for easy viewing: 0:00 Intro 0:12 List of Ingredients you will need to make the Waldorf style doll head 0:20 Preparing the wool batting to make the doll’s head 1:33 Prepping the wool strips for even layers 1:46 How to make a firm wool ball for a waldorf doll head 6:43 Preparing a square of wool batting to cover the doll’s head 6:53 Preparing stockinette or gauze to bind the doll head and sculpt it 8:42 How to put the wool head and stockinette together, to form a doll spine 9:41 Tying the doll’s neck with string 10:54 Sewing the stockinette to enclose the wool 13:13 Sculpting the spine of the doll 15:12 Sculpting a Waldorf inspired doll head, tying the eye line and cheek line 21:46 How to sculpt a Waldorf doll’s nose 26:24 Sculpting the doll’s spine for easier stuffing 28:23 How to secure sewing knots and hide threads inside the doll 28:40 Closing The first video in this series is over here: You can read a little bit more about this series here: I have also published another post detailing most of the tools and materials I use in natural fiber art dollmaking (and where to find them), you can read that post here: I hope you join me in this gentle introduction to the wonderful world of dollmaking. #hanselandgretel #dollmaking #mindfulcreativity Find me elsewhere: Website, for my dollmaking journal | Etsy, for patterns | Instagram, for daily thoughts | Facebook, for announcements and doll sales | Patreon, for video tutorials |